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Date Posted: 05:33:36 10/03/02 Thu
Author: Kathy Oskison
Subject: Re: language
In reply to: Phyllis Moore 's message, "language" on 08:55:37 10/02/02 Wed

>Topic: Do you feel it was important to consider
>ebonics to be a form of communication and not just a
>slang or a street language? And who's idea was it
>anyway?
Reply: My answer is probably not a surprise to anyone, butI feel it is absolutely NOT important to consider ebonics as a language to be taught in our public school system. In a society where clear, understandable communication is a necessity, we should not promote this in any way. It is bad enough that students have a difficult time trying to learn to speak with proper grammar with all of the improper usage we hear every day. Sometimes I think if I hear "I seen" one more time I will scream.
Where did it come from? Didn't it stem from a group on the west coast that was concerned with racial discrimination?
If one feels that ebonics is an important part of their culture, I can respect that, but don't force it into the public school system, or demand that teachers learn it.
KO

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